step-down
Definition:  (noun) A reduction in amount or size.  
Synonyms:  diminution, decrease  
Usage:  Having just declared bankruptcy, Lester admitted that his grand plans for renovating his kitchen needed a drastic step-down.  

forbearance 
Definition:  (noun) Good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence.  
Synonyms:  longanimity, patience  
Usage:  Nevertheless, his army rebelled in Spain; this arose from nothing but his too great forbearance, which gave his soldiers more license than is consistent with military discipline.  

long-suffering
Definition:  (adjective) Patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble.  
Synonyms:  enduring  
Usage:  It called to him across that leagues-wide savannah, and was like a benediction to his long-suffering, pain racked spirit.   

long-suffering

Definition: (adjective) Patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble.

Synonyms: enduring

Usage: It called to him across that leagues-wide savannah, and was like a benediction to his long-suffering, pain racked spirit.

wrapper 

Definition: (noun) A loose dressing gown for women.

Synonyms: housecoat, negligee, peignoir

Usage: She wore a faded old wrapper, and her gray hair was decidedly untidy.

recline 

Definition: (verb) Lean in a comfortable resting position.

Synonyms: recumb, repose

Usage: After a particularly stressful day at work, Paige was eager to get into pajamas, recline on her couch, and watch TV.

well-timed
Definition:  (adjective) Done or happening at the appropriate or proper time.  
Synonyms:  seasonable, timely  
Usage:  When there were quarrels, his kindly smile and well-timed jests reconciled the antagonists.  

clamorous 

Definition: (adjective) Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry.

Synonyms: strident, vociferous, blatant

Usage: The clamorous din of voices filled the air, and the judge was unable to restore order and quiet in his courtroom for some time.

consanguineous 
Definition:  (adjective) Related by blood.  
Synonyms:  kin, cognate  
Usage:  Howard felt like an outsider in his adoptive family, as if he were somehow intruding on their consanguineous unit.  

abductor 
Definition:  (noun) Someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom).  
Synonyms:  kidnapper, snatcher  
Usage:  Until dark the Englishman searched the nearby jungle for a trace of the missing one or a sign of the trail of her abductor.  

luster 

Definition: (noun) The visual property of something that shines with reflected light.

Synonyms: sheen, shininess

Usage: Distant masses of plants and flowers, mingled in ever-varying forms of beauty, are touched by the melancholy luster of the rising moon.